Highland, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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Highland, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,980 (1,891 occupied: 1,085 owner occupied, 806 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	43%
State:	47%

Housing density: 420 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $815 (lower quartile is $623, upper quartile is $1,034)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $922

Median gross rent in Highland, NY in 2007: $940

Housing units in Highland with a mortgage: 695 (68 second mortgage, 67 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 235

Highland,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $247,361 (it was $108,500 in 2000)

Highland:	$247,361
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $184,746 - $338,120

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $280,526
Here: $280,526
State: $352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $194,522
Here: $194,522
State: $476,263

In 2-unit structures: $264,568
Here: $264,568
State: $482,362

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $33,944
Here: $33,944
State: $503,284

Mobile homes: $45,000
Here: $45,000
State: $40,766

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,607

In family households: 3,774 (924 male householders, 281 female householders)
963 spouses, 1,348 children (1,280 natural, 26 adopted, 42 stepchildren), 92 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 41 parents, 25 other relatives, 92 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 833 (310 male householders (222 living alone)), 367 female householders (315 living alone)), 156 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 453 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 491 2-persons, 315 3-persons, 240 4-persons, 113 5-persons, 34 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 537 1-person, 135 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

791 married couples with children.
290 single-parent households (75 men, 215 women).

88.7% of residents of Highland speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
5.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 291 (5.8%)
(47.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Highland, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 35 4 rooms: 86 5 rooms: 237 6 rooms: 316 7 rooms: 221 8 rooms: 79 9 or more rooms: 99

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Highland, New York:
	1 room: 40 2 rooms: 56 3 rooms: 216 4 rooms: 201 5 rooms: 132 6 rooms: 93 7 rooms: 34 8 rooms: 27 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5
1995 to 1998: 31
1990 to 1994: 68
1980 to 1989: 326
1970 to 1979: 192
1960 to 1969: 357
1950 to 1959: 218
1940 to 1949: 155
1939 or earlier: 628

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Highland:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 44 2 bedrooms: 255 3 bedrooms: 611 4 bedrooms: 135 5 or more bedrooms: 40

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Highland:
	no bedroom: 47 1 bedroom: 279 2 bedrooms: 308 3 bedrooms: 146 4 bedrooms: 26 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Highland in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 22 1 vehicle: 311 2 vehicles: 522 3 vehicles: 221 4 vehicles: 9 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Highland in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 89 1 vehicle: 386 2 vehicles: 277 3 vehicles: 19 4 vehicles: 16 5 or more vehicles: 19

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Highland, NY:

Less than $10,000: 3
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 1
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 3
$50,000 to $59,999: 4
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 7
$90,000 to $99,999: 6
$100,000 to $124,999: 12
$125,000 to $149,999: 29
$150,000 to $174,999: 85
$175,000 to $199,999: 148
$200,000 to $249,999: 254
$250,000 to $299,999: 232
$300,000 to $399,999: 211
$400,000 to $499,999: 54
$500,000 to $749,999: 28
$750,000 to $999,999: 4
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Highland rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Highland:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 3
$300 to $349: 6
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 17
$450 to $499: 21
$500 to $549: 18
$550 to $599: 92
$600 to $649: 65
$650 to $699: 44
$700 to $749: 39
$750 to $799: 66
$800 to $899: 150
$900 to $999: 38
$1,000 to $1,249: 167
$1,250 to $1,499: 48
$1,500 to $1,999: 15
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 16

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 31 1990 to 1994: 73 1985 to 1989: 37 1980 to 1984: 30 1975 to 1979: 13 1970 to 1974: 29 1970 to 1974: 8 1965 to 1969: 70

Highland, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 36.4%
Number of people working at home: 63 (2.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 72
5 to 9 minutes: 313
10 to 14 minutes: 297
15 to 19 minutes: 417
20 to 24 minutes: 286
25 to 29 minutes: 120
30 to 34 minutes: 243
35 to 39 minutes: 102
40 to 44 minutes: 27
45 to 59 minutes: 159
60 to 89 minutes: 134
90 or more minutes: 115

Highland mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,920 (82%)
Carpooled: 236 (10%)
Railroad: 41 (2%)
Walked: 62 (3%)
Other means: 26 (1%)
Worked at home: 63 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 120
$10,000 to $14,999: 104
$15,000 to $19,999: 77
$20,000 to $24,999: 141
$25,000 to $29,999: 130
$30,000 to $34,999: 134
$35,000 to $39,999: 96
$40,000 to $44,999: 80
$45,000 to $49,999: 90
$50,000 to $59,999: 149
$60,000 to $74,999: 273
$75,000 to $99,999: 274
$100,000 to $124,999: 160
$125,000 to $149,999: 37
$150,000 to $199,999: 10
$200,000 or more: 7

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 1545

German: 550

Other groups: 548

Irish: 509

English: 239

Polish: 153

French (except Basque): 146

United States or American: 108

Dutch: 69

Scottish: 51

French Canadian: 50

Greek: 44

Ukrainian: 34

Subsaharan African:: 28

Czech: 28

European: 25

Austrian: 22

Scotch-Irish: 22

African: 22

Lebanese: 21

Arab:: 21

Hungarian: 19

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 19

Jamaican: 19

Russian: 12

Latvian: 11

Norwegian: 8

Canadian: 8

Lithuanian: 8

Croatian: 7

Czechoslovakian: 6

Ethiopian: 4

Ugandan: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (31%)
Italy (13%)
Germany (8%)
Other Eastern Europe (8%)
United Kingdom (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
India (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 3979
Northeast: 292
Midwest: 169
South: 205
West: 69

58% of Highland residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 24
5th and 6th grade: 21
7th and 8th grade: 27
9th grade: 25
10th grade: 30
11th grade: 55
12th grade, no diploma: 106
High school graduate (or equivalency): 503
Less than 1 year of college: 109
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 165
Associate degree: 126
Bachelor's degree: 236
Master's degree: 101
Professional school degree: 12
Doctorate degree: 16

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 15
Nursery to 4th grade: 63
5th and 6th grade: 44
7th and 8th grade: 58
9th grade: 10
10th grade: 88
11th grade: 70
12th grade, no diploma: 44
High school graduate (or equivalency): 596
Less than 1 year of college: 116
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 168
Associate degree: 215
Bachelor's degree: 239
Master's degree: 197
Professional school degree: 27
Doctorate degree: 4

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 7.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 27.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 22.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 19.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $66,768
Black householders: $67,025
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $88,017
Asian householders: $126,139
Some other race householders: $45,414
Two or more races householders: $82,147
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $32,788

Highland household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Highland household income for Black householders

Highland household income for Asian householders

Highland household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Highland marital status for males

Highland marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $252,604
Black or African American householders: $241,433
Asian householders: $273,578
Hispanic or Latino householders: $296,376

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 987
One, attached: 303
Two: 248
3 or 4: 159
5 to 9: 143
10 to 19: 72
20 to 49: 48
Mobile homes: 20

Median worth of mobile homes: $97,306

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Highland:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (50%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (42%) Electricity (5%) Wood (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (38%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30%) Electricity (27%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Other fuel (2%) Coal or coke (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 85

Here:	15.3%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	2.3%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 79

Here:	34.3%
New York:	38.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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